Decorated hat leather or sweatband



Dec. 1, 1925- 1,563,910

A. MARLOR DECORATED HAT LEATHER OR SWEATBAND Filed April 10, 1925nbentoz Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrics.

ALFRED MARLOB, OF HYDE, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-THIRD TO ERNEST AXON,OF SOUTH NORVTALK, CONNECTICUT.

DECORATED HAT LEATHER OR SW'EATBAND.

Application filed April 10, 1925. Serial No. 22,004.

useful Decorated Hat Leather or Sweat-' band, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to a hat leather or sweatband, and has for anobject to provide an improved means of decorating the band to give itaneater and more attractive appearance.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an improved means ofdecorating such band which may be varied as desired to give differenteffects, and which will be inexpensive to manufacture so that it willnot add materially to the cost of the leather.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, I have devised theconstruction illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part ofthis specification, similar ref erence characters being employedthroughout the various figures to indicate corresponding elements. Inthis drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view looking toward the inside of a section of a hat showingthe short strip of the leather or sweat band with my invention appliedthereto.

Fig. 2 is a section substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail section through a portion of the leather on anenlarged scale and taken substantially on the same line as the sectionof Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail section of a portion of the leather on an enlargedscale and taken substantially on line tt of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a different design.

Fig. 6 is a section thereof substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a section through a. portion of the leather on an enlargedscale, the section being on the same line as the section of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the leathersubstantially on line 8-8 of Fig. 7

Various ways of decorating hat leathers or sweat bands have beendevised, one means being to out series of spaced slits in the leatherand then thread a ribbon alternately back and forth through the slitsleaving p01.- tions of the ribbon on the front face of the leather. Thistype of decoration is expensive, and therefore, is prohibitive as addingtoo much to the cost of the hat except on very high priced articles. Inmy invention, however, the leather may be decorated in an almostunlimited number of different designs which may be done almost entirelyby machinery and very quickly and cheaply. In carrying out my inventionI cut in the leather plurality of openings which may be arranged asdesired and also of any desired shape, and then attach to the back ofthe leather .a strip of paper or other suitable material which has asurface of a contrasting color to that of the leather, the strip beingso attached to the leather that it will cover the openings so that itscolored surface will be visible through the openings,

and the outline of the openings will, therefore, be visible on theleather as a contrasting color. It is preferred, although not necessary,to emboss the paper to force it into the openings on the rear so thatits colored surface is substantially flush with the front face of theleather to give a more even surface to the leather and a neater and moreattractiveappearance.

In the drawing I have shown two different designs, but it will, ofcourse, be apparent that the number of different designs is practicallyunlimited. In the design shown in Figs. 1 to 4 the leather or sweat band10 in the hat 11 is provided adjacent its upper or free edge with a rowof spaced openings 12 of substantially V-shape and placed on their sidesas shown, although the shape, of course, is merely illustrative and nota limitation. Attached to the rear surface of the leather is a strip ofpaper or other suitable material 13 which is so attached to the'leatheras to cover the openings 12, and the inner face of this strip or theface next to the leather is of a color different from the color of theleather, preferably of a color contrasting therewith so that theoutlines of the openings 12 will appear in the leather of this color.The shading shown on the drawing is intended to indicate thiscontrasting color. I have found that paper having an enameled surface isvery satisfactory as being durable and giving a very neat and attractiveapi it pearance. To improve the effect the paper strip 13 is preferablyembossed as shown at 1 1 to force its forward surface through theopenings 12 and to bring this surface substantially flush with theinner-surface of the leather, as shown, as this gives a smooth surfaceand a neat-er and more attractive appearance, and it also does'away withany recesses in the face of the leather. The ap pearance may be alsoimproved if desired by forming slight ribs-or ridges 15 on oppositesides of the row of openings adjacent the edges ofthe openings as shown.

In Figs. 5 to 8 I have shown a different design. This design comprises arow of openings 16 as in the first form but of different shape. Inthisparticular design the openings are parallelograms and inclined to thehorizontal, and they are spaced. as in the first form with strips ofleather 17 between them. A strip of paper or other suitable material 18is attached to the rear of the leather as in the first form, and thisstrip is provided with an inner surface of a contrasting color to thatof the leather so that when the paper is in position to cover theopeningsas shown, parallelograms of this color will be shown in the faceof the leather. This strip may also be embossed as shown at 19, the sameas the first form, to bring the colored surface of the paper in theopenings, substantially flush with the surface of the leather.

It will be apparent that this means of decorating theuleather will bepractically unlimited in the number; of different designs whicheinay beused, that it may be quickly andeasily appliedv and with very littlecost as the openings may be punched rapidlyby a machine and the coloredstrip applied as a whole, and that, by using different colored stripsthev same design may be produced in the leather in different colors asdesired.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. A decorated hat leather or sweat band comprising a strip of leatherprovided with a row of openings therein, and a strip of flexiblematerial having a surface of a contrasting color to that of the leathersecured to the back of the leather over the openings so that the surfaceof the strip will show through the openings, said strip being enibossedso that it is pressed into the openings and by its own stiffness willmaintain its colored surface substantially flush with the front face ofthe leather.

A decorated hat leather or sweat band comprising a strip of leatherprovided with a series of openings therethrough, and a strip of paperhaving a surface of a contrasting color to that of the leather securedto the back of the leather over said openings so that the surface of thepaper will show through the openings, said paper being embossed so thatit is forced into the openings and it. is self supporting with itscolored surface substantially flush with the front face of the leather.

3. A. decorated hat leather or sweat band comprising a strip of leatherprovided with a row of openings therethrough, and a strip of paperhaving a surface of a contrasting color to that of the leather, saidstrip being attached to the rear of the leather over said row ofopenings so that the surface thereof will show through said openings,the paper being embossed to force it into the openings and it is selfsupporting with its colored surface substantially flush with the surfaceof the leather, and the leather being pro vided with raised ribs runninglongitudinally and at opposite si-des of said row of opemngs. 3 I

Intestimo'ny whereof I afiix my signature.

ALFRED interior.

